H.R. 2685 · Became law

Public Law 104-226

Official title: “To repeal the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank.”

House: voice vote · Senate: without objection
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The House passed it by voice vote on March 12, 1996. A voice vote records no individual votes.

The Senate passed it without objection on September 25, 1996. No individual votes are recorded.

It became law on October 2, 1996.

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